Healthy runner's stroke followed a bad bout of COVID-19 | American Heart Association
"She was still recovering from a serious bout of COVID-19, her third. All of this was unusual for Marshall, then 47 and in excellent health, thanks in part to running nearly every day."
"The emerging link between COVID-19 and an increased risk of heart attack and stroke – led her doctors to believe her severe case of COVID-19 may have contributed to her stroke."
"I feel tremendously lucky, but I'm also still a little scared, especially about COVID," she said. "I do what I can to prevent it."
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